Allegedly Provoked, Lukas Enembe's Body Iringan In Jayapura Is Ricuh

The procession of the procession of Lukas Enembe's body in Jayapura, Thursday, December 28 (Ist)

JAYAPURA - The body of former Papua Governor Lukas Enembe who was about to be buried in Jayapura, Papua on Thursday, December 28 today, is chaotic.

In the video circulating, a number of residents are seen running until a car is burned to the ground. Papua Governor M Ridwan Ruikutun was also seen running while being escorted after the incident.

Ridwan, who wore a white shirt, was also reported to have suffered injuries to his head due to the chaos. The news of the injuries of the Acting Governor of Papua has also been confirmed by the police.

"Yes, it is true that the masses were provoked so that they carried out a riot by throwing stones at the public facilities and targeting the security forces," said Head of Public Relations of the Papua Police, Kombes Ignatius Benny Ady Prabowo when confirmed via text message.

However, Benny still has not detailed further the condition of the Acting Governor of Papua to the chronology of the chaos.

Previously, Deputy Speaker of the Indonesian House of Representatives from Papua Yunus Wonda stated that the funeral of former Papua Governor Lukas Enembe was held on Thursday afternoon.

"The funeral of Lukas Enembe must be carried out in the afternoon, our culture of no funeral is held at night," Deputy Speaker of the Papua House of Representatives Yunus Wonda quoted ANTARA as saying.

According to Wonda, the body of Lukas Enembe from Sentani Airport will be taken to STAKIN to get the final tribute from students and the Papuan people. The body was then taken to a burial place in Central Koya, Muara Tami District, Jayapura City, Papua.

"So Mr (Lukas Enembe) is in the hearse and the younger students walk in front, but must maintain security so that it remains conducive," he said.